Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-01-05


Total lsth cut in 20, 1881 600
SHINGLES.
George Master 2OOOOOO
Comstock 100000
Fokerts oU0eoV0
Total shingles manufactured In 1886 ...-ss, $40 900
LAUNDERING has in the past been the
principal business carried on here, but
with railroad communication comes
an opening for many other branches
of business.
Large quantities of fish are caught
in the lake adjacent to the city, and
hundreds of tons of the finny tribe
are shipped every year to other mark
cts.
The future prospects for Alpena
are certainly bright, and there is no
doubt that other manufactures will
spring up in the near future.
In 1885 the city commenced the
good work of paving, with cedar, the
principal business streets, and the
work will 60 on from year to year, as
fast as the condition of the fund for
that purpose will allow. During
1886 cedar block pavement was laid
as follows: On Dock street, 1905
square yards; on River street, 2,051
square yards; on Third street, 1,426
square yards; ON Chisholm street. @.
o51 square yards; on Water street,
2,lS1 square yards. Total length of
streets paved in 1886, 2,450 feet, con-
tanning 1866 square yards, and cost
ing s7,440.54. The amount of paw
ing done in 1885 was 1915 square
yards, the length being 2,205 feet, and
and costing s7,S4S. At the end of
1886 the cedar pavement in this city
was as follows: Second street, from
Washington avenue to the bridge,
1923 feet; River street, 1914 feet,
from Second to Third street; Third
street, 321 feet, from River to CHS
holm street; Chisholm street, 461.
feet. from Third to Second street;
Water street, 414s feet, from postoffice
to little beyond First street Dock
street, LAOS feet, from bridge to Lake
street; Fletcher street, 463 feet, from
Dock to Mills street. Most of the
pavement is 40 feet wide; the balance
is "a feet wide.-
Building o. atoms have not been
very extensive during 1886, as re-
CARDS number The principal are
Paper pulp works, gas works. Phil
Mahan's two brick stores, j. w. Mil
ler's brick store, water works on bay
shore, and two frame stores on Dock
street.
The brick stores and public build
ings in the city are as follows:
Dock street, II
Second street, 50
Water street. Is
River street, 8
Chisholm street. o
Court House, Franklin school, q
Washington avenue. 2
Water works, Q
Gas works, 4
Total, IS
OF churches there are as follows,
the two first named being built of
dressed stone, and the rest of wood:
Episcopal. Catholic 3. Congregational.
Baptist, Presbyterian. Lutheran. Ger
man. The Methodist il IF brick.
Societies are numerous. The fol-
lowing are rs many as we can remem-
Der: Free and Accepted Masons,
Royal Arch Masons, Knight Temp
lar, Subordinate Lodge and Encamp-
ment I. o. o. F.. Lockwood Post G. A.
R.. Woman's Relief Corps, Sons of
Veterans, Alpena Guards, Knights of
Honor, Royal Arcanum, Knights of
Malta, Knights of Pythias, Ancient
Order Of United Workmen, Macca.
bees, National Union, Catholic Mu-
tual Benevolent Association, St. Jean
Baptiste, Knights of St. John, Alpena
Musical Society, Agricultural Society,
Gun Club.
The city has three bands-the Ger
mania, the City, and the Five Or
phans.
Tile drains have been laid by the
city, as a means Of drainage, and
many miles Of drains are now doing
good work.
In addition to mention made else
where, the city has first class fire
brigade, company Of the Sd regi-
ment M. s. T., several good hotels, a
a healthy climate, a fine harbor, tele.
phone, telegraph, plenty of good
farming lands about and near the
city, and pine enough in the vicinity
to furnish the mills for the coming
ten or fifteen years.
The steamboat communication is
unsurpassed by any city Of the same
size on the CLAIM Of lakes. During
1885 the Detroit steamers made round
trips as follows: City Of Alpena 81,
City of Maekinac So, Atlantic 81,
Flora 30; total ia. The Bay City
steamers round trips TO this port were